FLINT, MI -- This weekend's main event is the 11th annual Tapology Festival, a yearly celebration of tap dance, music, and other forms of art with the Flint Cultural Center and other venues around town. The weekend also includes a Flint cookout, jazz and hip-hop concerts, and more.

Tapology Festival –
Thursday, Oct. 24 – Sunday, Oct. 27

Tapology is putting on its 11th annual Tapology Festival
from Thursday, Oct. 24, to Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Flint institute of Music. The
week starts on Thursday, Oct. 24, with a performance of "Lucky's Tap
Dancing Feet" at the Bower Theater at 7 p.m. Admission is $10 for adults,
and $5 for students and children. The musical is based on the children's book
of the same name, written by Flint-born, internationally-touring dancer Quynn
Johnson.

On Friday, Flint Institute of Music will host Tapology
master classes for beginning, intermediate, and advanced students in the fields
of tap, swing, and hip-hop dance from 4:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. At 8 p.m., the
Flint Local 432 will host a Melting Pot open microphone and jam session, with
Brinae Ali and rap artist/breast cancer survivor Mama Sol hosting. Melting Pot
has a $7 cover.

On Saturday, Flint Institute of Music will host master
classes in tap, hip hop, swing and West African dance from 8 a.m. to 6:45 p.m.
At the Sarvis Center, a luncheon will be held in honor of musicians and dancers
from 12:15 p.m. to 2 p.m. The day ends with a tap competition at the Flint Institute
of Music from 8:30 p.m. to 10:30 p.m.

Sunday, Oct. 27, is the last day of the Tapology Festival. A continental breakfast at 8:30 a.m. at the Flint Institute of
Music will include a historical presentation called "Embracing The
Legacy," followed by a 9 a.m. panel discussion with the Tapology guest
artists. The institute will host master classes from 11:30 a.m. to
1:15 p.m., and the festival will end with the Tapology "Embracing the
Legacy" concert at The Whiting auditorium at 7 p.m.

The monthly JazzWalk in downtown Flint continues on Thursday,
Oct. 24, with free jazz performances between 5 p.m. and 9 p.m. at White Horse
Tavern and Cork On Saginaw.

Art of Hip Hop –
Friday, Oct. 25

Clothing/lifestyle company Identical Variant will continue
its Art of Hip Hop show series at 8:30 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 25, with
performances by Anthony BpNation Stoner, Just Chuckk, Tiera SanToya, Ace, Cash
Cola, and King O. The event will also feature food and clothing vendors. Admission
for the concert is $5, and the show is at Greater Flint Arts Council, which is
located at 816 S. Saginaw, Flint.

Red Ink Flint – Flint
Local 432 Fundraiser – Thursday, Oct. 24

Red Ink Flint will host a fundraiser
cocktail party from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24, at Table &
Tap, 555 S. Saginaw, Flint. Admission is free, although attendees are encouraged
to bring cash for drinks. The event will feature materials regarding
suggested donations and a brief overview of Red Ink Flint and the Flint Local
432's programming since re-opening a year and a half ago.